Paul peeked out from behind the curtain backstage and took a deep breath. From this angle, he couldn't tell if Hank was in the audience o not, though the knew his brother was out there. His chitarra felt heavy hanging from his shoulder, and Paul patted it. He had been going over his new song all day, and he was as ready as he was going to be.
"Paul?" The backstage manager was talking to him. "You're up next, as soon as this group finishes performing."
Paul nodded, trying not to be too shaky. "I'm ready."
He heard the group that was performing finish, and cheers rose from the audience. They were a full band, playing a rocky upbeat song that was very catchy, and they were very good. Paul's song would be a bit of a change of pace from them.
He heard the announcer call his name. Paul took a deep breath, steadied his chitarra on his shoulder, and stepped out into the spotlight.
The crowd applauded him. Paul scanned the crowd, and suddenly spotted him, right there in the front row. Hank was cheering louder than anyone, waving at his brother. Paul grinned and the knots in his stomach relaxed a little, as he focused only on Hank.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Paul, and this is a new song I just wrote. People grow, and some things change, but other things can always stay the same, like love. And that's what this song is about. I want to dedicate it to my best friend and twin brother, Hank." He winked at Hank in the audience, noticing how he looked a little surprised to hear this part. Paul strummed his chitarra softly, the melody that had been giving him such trouble flowing out perfectly now.
"We used to be so close,
We used to be best friends.
We were brothers, you're my other
Half until the end."
Out in the audience he saw Hank, understanding of why the song was for him dawning on his face. Paul looked right at him as he continued.
"Why are te changing?
Why are we changing?
Everything is all so diff'rent now.
te would cheer me on,
And I could feel strong,
But now you're gone, it's all so diff'rent now."
Hank looked touched, almost teary. It had been so long since he had shown emotion in public. Paul was getting into his song now, his voice clearer and più powerful.
"But you're there when I need you
And I'll always be your friend.
Even though we're both so diff'rent now.
Cause our friendship is the one thing
I see now can never end
Even though we're both so diff'rent now...."
The crowd erupted into applause. Hank was cheering the loudest.
"Paul?" The backstage manager was talking to him. "You're up next, as soon as this group finishes performing."
Paul nodded, trying not to be too shaky. "I'm ready."
He heard the group that was performing finish, and cheers rose from the audience. They were a full band, playing a rocky upbeat song that was very catchy, and they were very good. Paul's song would be a bit of a change of pace from them.
He heard the announcer call his name. Paul took a deep breath, steadied his chitarra on his shoulder, and stepped out into the spotlight.
The crowd applauded him. Paul scanned the crowd, and suddenly spotted him, right there in the front row. Hank was cheering louder than anyone, waving at his brother. Paul grinned and the knots in his stomach relaxed a little, as he focused only on Hank.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Paul, and this is a new song I just wrote. People grow, and some things change, but other things can always stay the same, like love. And that's what this song is about. I want to dedicate it to my best friend and twin brother, Hank." He winked at Hank in the audience, noticing how he looked a little surprised to hear this part. Paul strummed his chitarra softly, the melody that had been giving him such trouble flowing out perfectly now.
"We used to be so close,
We used to be best friends.
We were brothers, you're my other
Half until the end."
Out in the audience he saw Hank, understanding of why the song was for him dawning on his face. Paul looked right at him as he continued.
"Why are te changing?
Why are we changing?
Everything is all so diff'rent now.
te would cheer me on,
And I could feel strong,
But now you're gone, it's all so diff'rent now."
Hank looked touched, almost teary. It had been so long since he had shown emotion in public. Paul was getting into his song now, his voice clearer and più powerful.
"But you're there when I need you
And I'll always be your friend.
Even though we're both so diff'rent now.
Cause our friendship is the one thing
I see now can never end
Even though we're both so diff'rent now...."
The crowd erupted into applause. Hank was cheering the loudest.
When Paul woke up from his nap, his mates sat down with him to see what he had written so far. He said, "You see, I keep getting stuck with the chorus." Lola said, "I think I know what will work as a chorus." She wrote down some words. Paul sang what he had written and what Lola had written. He said, "That works very well. Thanks, Lola." She said, "You're welcome." Erin and Carl added the secondo verse and the third verse respectively. They sang the song, and Paul said, "This is going to be a hit. Thanks for the help, my friends." Carl said, "No problem, Paul. If te ever feel stuck, tell us right away. Don't be afraid to ask for help." Paul smiled and said, "I won't." Erin then said, "To the recording studio!" The others said, "Yeah!"
